Trinidadian Deep

Review: Chubby has already earned its stripes as a podcast and party in Australia dealing in connoisseurs' deep house, and their leap to the world of vinyl is no less classy. The first release splits a 12" between four esteemed practitioners of true skool beats for switched on heads, leading in with Antipodean maestro Ewan Jansen. After delivering the plush tones of his "Plants," Moods & Grooves label boss Mike Grant pops up to remix Jansen with stunning, understated results. Trinidadian Deep takes over on the B side with the typically shimmering melodics and dextrous drums he's much loved for. Mr YT then serves up a final remix, nudging "Move Me" just a little up the energy scale with the help of a killer organ line placed at the front of the mix.

Review: Real proper deep stuff from one of the true heroes of the Underground. Toronto hero Trinidadian Deep can always be counted on to deliver the real proper deep stuff. While labels like 'deep-house' get bandied about so filiipantly these days, this guy is keeping the true spirit of the sound alive - and he is the very definition of it, in our humble opinion. Life affirming, evocative and bittersweet are just some of the words that come to mind when trying to describe the melancholic urban blues of "Native Revolution" - it's just typical 'Trini' really: doing what he does so well! With its roaring church organs and those shimmering Ron Trent (his cousin, by the way) style chord progressions, backed by sweltering steel drums - it's awe-inspiring. Speaking of the steel drums, those powerful rhythms take more of central role on the flip, with another 'version' of sorts in the form of "Native Tribe".

Review: After a strong opening bout, Chubby! steps back in the ring with more quality-assured deep house roundhouses from heavyweight prize fighters. Trinidadian Deep did such a fine job on the first Chubby! they've invited him back to unfurl a transcendent wooze of tumbling percussion and heady organ tones. Vincent Floyd steps up on remix duties, turning "Rebel Fract" into a more sharply rendered strutter buoyed by the original's radiant synths. Detroit don Javonntte drops in on the B side with the utterly classy "Jazzy Day", which funks and bumps with an unmistakable Motor City ruffness and some gorgeous melodic flexing over the top. Patrice Scott then steps in for a remix that finds the veteran producer wriggling into a stunning house shuffle with a piano line to die for.